Djefatnebti
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Djefatnebti was a royal lady
in ancient Egypt
. She lived at the end of the 3rd dynasty
and may have been a wife of the last king of that dynasty, Huni
.
inscriptions on a clay made beer jar from Elephantine
, where she only bears the title weret hetes (‘great one of the Hetes sceptre’), which was a common title for queens. Günter Dreyer
postulates, that the inscription may report the 22nd year of reign of king Huni. This theory is not commonly accepted, though.
Lady
The word lady is a polite term for a woman, specifically the female equivalent to, or spouse of, a lord or gentleman, and in many contexts a term for any adult woman...
in ancient Egypt
Ancient Egypt
Ancient Egypt was an ancient civilization of Northeastern Africa, concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River in what is now the modern country of Egypt. Egyptian civilization coalesced around 3150 BC with the political unification of Upper and Lower Egypt under the first pharaoh...
. She lived at the end of the 3rd dynasty
Third dynasty of Egypt
For the Sumerian Renaissance, see Third Dynasty of Ur.The Third Dynasty of ancient Egypt is the first dynasty of the Old Kingdom. Other dynasties of the Old Kingdom include the Fourth, Fifth and Sixth...
and may have been a wife of the last king of that dynasty, Huni
Huni
Huni was the last Pharaoh of Egypt of the Third dynasty. He was the successor to Khaba.-Family:Huni was the father of Hetepheres I, the wife of Sneferu who was the first king of the Fourth Dynasty...
.
Evidence
Djefatnebti's name appears in black inkInk
Ink is a liquid or paste that contains pigments and/or dyes and is used to color a surface to produce an image, text, or design. Ink is used for drawing and/or writing with a pen, brush, or quill...
inscriptions on a clay made beer jar from Elephantine
Elephantine
Elephantine is an island in the River Nile, located just downstream of the First Cataract at the southern border of Ancient Egypt. This region is referred to as Upper Egypt because the land is higher than that near the Mediterranean coast. The island may have received its name because it was a...
, where she only bears the title weret hetes (‘great one of the Hetes sceptre’), which was a common title for queens. Günter Dreyer
Gunter Dreyer
Günter Dreyer is an Egyptologist at the German Archaeological Institute. In southern Egypt, Dreyer discovered records of linen and oil deliveries which have been carbon-dated to between 3300 BCE and 3200 BCE, predating the Dynastic Period....
postulates, that the inscription may report the 22nd year of reign of king Huni. This theory is not commonly accepted, though.